#japanese figures

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Clouds fly into the moon wind full of blossoms

Anonymous, from Japanese Figures in “Selected Translations By W.S. Merwin: 1948-2011”

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日本の歴史366 Day 11

1月11日 Summary:

Have you ever heard of the Japanese proverb "Give salt to your enemies?" No? Well, neither did I until today. This phrase comes from the time that Uesugi Kenshin (daimyo of Echigo Province during the Sengoku period) delivered salt to his longtime rival, Takeda Shingen, (daimyo of the Kai province) after everyone else had blocked him from salt imports. Uesugi says that wars are to be fought with bows and arrows, not salt. Uesugi doesn't believe in using such underhanded tactics to win war (supposedly lmao).

Vocab beneath break:

上杉 謙信 うえすぎ けんしん Uesugi Kenshin (daimyō who ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period)

敵に塩を送くる てきにしおをおくる lit. send an enemy salt/give salt to your enemies (to help an enemy in need)

卑怯な手を使う ひきょうなてをつかう to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

許す ゆるす to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate

武士 ぶし samurai; warrior

弓 ゆみ bow (weapon)​; archery

刀 かたな sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katan

戦う たたかう to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)

敵 てき opponent; rival; adversary​; enemy

今川氏 いまがわし Imagawa clan

北条氏 ほうじょうし Houjo clan

止める とめる to prevent; to suppress

苦しい くるしい painful; difficult; tough; hard

立場 たちば position; situation

武田 信玄 たけだ しんげん Takeda Shingen (daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan)

救いの手 すくいのて helping hand; help; support; aid

差し伸べる さしのべる to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)​

長年 ながねん long time; many years

宿敵 しゅくてき old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; arch-nemesis; longstanding foe

貴公 きこう you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)

争う あらそう to compete; to contest; to contend

弓矢 ゆみや bow and arrow

あらず not​

泣かせる なかせる to make someone cry; to move someone to tears​

当時 とうじ at that time; in those days

人々 ひとびと people; men and women; everybody; each person

命 いのち life; life force; most important thing

保つ たもつ to keep; to preserve

命を保つ いのちをたもつ to preserve life

大切 たいせつ important; precious; valuable

手紙 てがみ letter; missive

必要 ひつよう necessary; needed; essential; indispensable

約束 やくそく promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word;

ライバル rival

宿命 しゅくめい fate; destiny; predestination

大事 だいじ important; serious; crucial; valuable

流通 りゅうつう circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution

困る こまる to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be in straitened circumstances; to be badly off

何たる なんたる what (e.g. "what rudeness")​; what (something) is like​

白黒をつける しろくろをつける to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter​

苦しめる くるしめる to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle

ひきょう cowardly; unfair

きわまりない extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); unparalleled; boundless; limitless

心配 しんぱい worry; concern; anxiety

いくらでも as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty (of)

正々堂々 せいせいどうどう fair and square; open and aboveboard

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#GoodSmileCompany #MaxFactory #GoodSmileCompanyMaxFactoryKlonoaDoortoPhantomile #JapaneseFigures #Klonoa #KlonoaMerch #ObscureFigures #RareMerch #PlushPals

This is a Good Smile Company Max Factory  Klonoa: Door to Phantomile from Japan and is mint in the box.

This figure looks well made from the box opening figure videos I have seen.

The bonus gifts are the Dream Stone which is in the Nendoroid #2000 Celebration Nendoroid Base Bonus.

This figure looks great but I'm worried this Klonoa figure's ears would easily break if you mess with it to make Klonoa do unique poses but a pretty cool figure.

Also I'm scared the bootleg Klonoa Nenedroids will start to appear due to the Good Smile Company making these a limited edition run figures.

I just hope we get a easier way to buy a Klonoa plush some day that isn't bootleg.

So I might keep mine mint in the box and if you are interested in buying this from me just message me okay.

Once bought I will bubble wrap everything.

When I was young on Deviantart I saw a artwork of Klonoa and thought it was someone's oc then I was told it was a video game character.

Later I found the game on the Wii at Gamestop in the used section with everything inside.

Finished it and I have been a fan ever since.

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2000s Sanrio - Hello Kitty Charms

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When someone speaks a foreign language in public and I’m desperately trying not to stare like I’m sorry I’m not racist I just desperately want to hear the different vowel sounds you’re making. sorry.

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Watch  - Keita Morimoto , 2017 .

Japanese , b. 1990 -

Oil on panel , 16 x 20 in.

[blueskittlesart]

i miss the like 3-month period between totk title drop and release where i was fighting in the trenches every day trying to figure out a way to explain to people who don't speak japanese that there was no double meaning in the fucking title. simpler times

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Hatsune Miku nurse figure 💉🩸

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i updated and rearranged my lolita physical media collection as i was recently able to complete two sets: my english "gothic & lolita bibles" at the top (still a long way to go for the japanese volumes you see sandwiched in between) and my "gothic lolita & punk brand books" at the bottom! for brand catalogs that are a bit too flimsy without a solid spine, loose pages, flyers, prints, postcards and such; i added in a file folder to give them a little extra protection.

it looks a little strange stacked vertically, but this temporary setup until i move was the solution i found after some trial and error. the classic horizontal "bookcase" presentation of the magazines was far too much weight and pressure for my unstable shelves and caused an extremely loud and heavy avalanche. thankfully i survived with just a bruise, but more importantly.. none of my books were too hurt! reorganizing them all over again from the beginning after the fact was a bit tedious, though.

i'm especially looking forward to reading the three acquisitions pictured above given that finding english lolita media has proven quite difficult.

[figureskatingpenguin]

Kaori Sakamoto (JPN): Lauryn Hill Medley | 2024 World Championships

With another gold medal in the bag, Kaori Sakamoto has become the first woman to win three consecutive world titles in 56 years! Alongside Mao Asada, she also possesses the highest number of world titles for a Japanese woman. She finishes this season undefeated, continuing her reign as one of the most dominant women in the sport.

[gamebunny-advance]

Rotating her in my mind.

[veone]

🥝

[onigiriforears]

日本の歴史366 Day 31

1月31日 Summary:

I FINALLY CAUGHT UP--NOW I ONLY HAVE TO DO ONE PAGE A DAY! HALLELUJAH!

*cough* moving on...

I'm sure many of us have heard of women's-only passenger cars in Japan. The adoption of such train cars in Japan didn't come into practice until around the end of the Meiji era. They were first introduced on what is now known as the Chuo Main Line to keep female students separated from male students. Nowadays, women-only cars on trains are commonplace and are used as a measure against chikan.

Vocab beneath the break:

女性専用車両 じょせいせんようしゃりょう women-only passenger car/carriage (e.g. on a train)

登場 とうじょう entrance; introduction (into a market)

男子 だんし men; male; boys

乗る のる to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark

専用 せんよう (one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose

安心 あんしん relief; peace of mind

電車 でんしゃ train

運行 うんこう operation (of a bus or train service); service; running

始まる はじまる to begin; to start

鉄道 てつどう railroad; railway; rail transport

初めて はじめて first time; for the first time

採用 さいよう use; adoption; appointment

こちら this way; this direction​; here

入る はいる to enter; to come in; to go in

走る はしる to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move

当たり前 あたりまえ usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm

最初 さいしょ beginning; outset; first; onset

当時 とうじ at that time; in those days

中央本線 ちゅうおうほんせん Chuo Main Line

沿線 えんせん alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

女学校 じょがっこう girls school

朝夕 あさゆう morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

通学 つうがく commuting to school; school commute

女学生 じょがくせい female students; schoolgirl

乗車 じょうしゃ boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

時間帯 じかんたい period of time; time slot

本格的 ほんかくてき full-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged

運用 うんよう making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds)

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Kaori Sakamoto: Rock With U / Feedback » 2023 World Championships

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Genmei (661-721) was Japan's fourth empress regnant. She was Empress Jitō's half-sister and her match in terms of ambition and political skills. Her rule was characterized by a development of culture and innovations. 

Ruling after her son

Like Jitō (645-703), Genmei was the daughter of Emperor Tenji but was born from a different mother. Jitō was both her half-sister and mother-in-law since Genmei had married the empress’ son, Prince Kusakabe (662-689). She had a son with him, Emperor Monmu (683-707). 

Kusakabe died early and never reigned, which led to Jitō's enthronement. The empress was then succeeded by her grandson Monmu. The latter’s reign was short. In his last will, he called for his mother to succeed him in accordance with the “immutable law” of her father Tenji. Genmei accepted. 

Steadfast and ambitious 

Genmei was made from the same mold as her half-sister. She proved to be a fearless sovereign, undeterred by military crises. 

She pursued Jitō's policies, strengthening the central administration and keeping the power in imperial hands. Among her decisions were the proscription of runaway peasants and the restriction of private ownership of mountain and field properties by the nobility and Buddhist temples. 

Another of her achievements was transferring the capital at Heijō-kyō (Nara) in 710, turning it into an unprecedented cultural and political center. Her rule saw many innovations. Among them were the first attempt to replace the barter system with the Wadō copper coins, new techniques for making brocade twills and dyeing and the settlement of experimental dairy farmers.

A protector of culture

Genmei sponsored many cultural projects. The first was the Kojiki, written in 712 it told Japan’s history from mythological origins to the current rulers. In its preface, the editor Ō no Yasumaro praised the empress:

“Her Imperial Majesty…illumines the univers…Ruling in the Purple Pavillion, her virtue extends to the limit of the horses’ hoof-prints…It must be saif that her fame is greater than that of Emperor Yü and her virtue surpasses that of Emperor Tang (legendary emperors of China)”.

In 713, she ordered the local governments to collect local legends and oral traditions as well as information about the soil, weather, products and geological and zoological features. Those local gazetteers (Fudoki) were an invaluable source of Japan’s ancient tradition.

Several of Genmei’s poems are included in the Man'yōshū anthology, including a reply by one of the court ladies. 

Listen to the sounds of the warriors' elbow-guards;

Our captain must be ranging the shields to drill the troops.

– Genmei Tennō

Reply:

Be not concerned, O my Sovereign;

Am I not here,

I, whom the ancestral gods endowed with life,

Next of kin to yourself

– Minabe-hime

From mother to daughter 

Genmei abdicated in 715 and passed the throne to her daughter, empress Genshō (680-748) instead of her sickly grandson prince Obito. This was an unprecedented situation, making the Nara period the pinnacle of female monarchy in Japan. 

Genmei would oversee state affairs until she died in 721. Before her death, she shaved her head and became a nun, becoming the first Japanese monarch to take Buddhist vows and establishing a long tradition.

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Further reading

Shillony Ben-Ami, Enigma of the Emperors Sacred Subservience in Japanese History

Tsurumi Patricia E., “Japan’s early female emperors”

Aoki Michiko Y., "Jitō Tennō, the female sovereign",in: Mulhern Chieko Irie (ed.), Heroic with grace legendary women of Japan

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Unknown , Trees - Shiro Kasamatsu , 1968.

Japanese , 1898-1991

Woodcut , 28 x 21 in.